Bhubaneswar, Nov. 30 -- An FIR has been filed by the Delhi Police against Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, along with seven others, in connection with the National Herald case, following a complaint by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) as part of its money laundering investigation.

The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) filed the complaint on October 3, pressing charges under sections 120B (criminal conspiracy), 403 (dishonest misappropriation of property), 406 (criminal breach of trust), and 420 (cheating) of the IPC. Other accused include Congress leaders Suman Dubey and Sam Pitroda, companies Young Indian (YI) and Dotex Merchandise Ltd, Dotex promoter Sunil Bhandari, and Associated Journals Ltd. (AJL).

The ED, using powers un...